O'Connor's estate asks Trump not to use her music

O’Connor’s estate has requested Trump to refrain from using her music, asserting that the late singer would have found such use “disgusting and insulting.”

The late singer’s estate said she would have been “disgusted and insulted” by Trump’s use of her song.

During a campaign event in Maryland last month, Mr. Trump played O’Connor’s most famous song, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The singer’s estate expressed to BBC News that Sinéad would have felt “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” by his utilization of her music. Mr. Trump is vying for the Republican presidential candidacy leading up to the November US election.

A joint statement released by Sinéad O’Connor’s estate and her long-standing label, Chrysalis Records, emphasized O’Connor’s lifelong commitment to honesty, kindness, fairness, and decency towards others. The statement expressed dismay at the use of O’Connor’s iconic rendition of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at political rallies by Donald Trump, whom O’Connor had referred to as a ‘biblical devil’.

The estate and label asserted that O’Connor would have found such usage of her music to be disgusting, hurtful, and insulting. As custodians of her legacy, they demanded that Trump and his associates cease using her music immediately. Additionally, The Guardian reported that songs by artists such as ABBA, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley were also played at Trump’s rallies on February 24th.

O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” originally written by Prince, topped the UK charts for four weeks in 1990. O’Connor passed away in July at the age of 56, with the coroner determining natural causes as the cause of her death. Trump, who served as the 45th US president after winning the 2016 election, was defeated by President Biden in 2020.

They’ve come out publicly to object to President Trump using her music in his political campaigns. The estate said that it’s important to respect O’Connor’s legacy and not to associate her with any political agenda. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about musicians asking politicians not to use their songs, and it raises interesting questions about the relationship between art and politics. What do you think about this? Let’s chat about it in the comments!

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